Hinge construction.



Patented Sept. 7, 1915.

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HINGE CONSTRUCTION.

, APPLICATION FILEDNOV. 20| 1912. 1,152,958. PatentedSept. 7, 1915.

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GUY A. LYON, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR T LONG- MANUFACTURING COM- PANY, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN,

A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

HINGE CONSTRUCTION.

\ Application filed November which the following is a full, clear, and exact description. 7

This invention relates to improvements in,

the construction of hinges and in the method of forming them and attaching them to the adjoining parts. In the particular form in which I have shown it, it is applied to the hood which is utilized to cover the motors of automobiles; and it is especially well adapted to such use, although it is, of course, to be understood that it is susceptible of use in a variety of other adaptations.

Among the objects of the invention are to provide a hinge construction that will be simple in assembling and shall be suscepti ble of convenient and quick attachment and detachment from the adjoining parts; also to enable the hinge to be fastened without rivets to the automobile hoodreferred to. The hinges may be put on the parts of the hood after the body 'part of the hood has been enameled and after the hinges have been enameled, if it is desired to enamel them, so that smoothness of the enameling is produced, which would not be the .case were the hinges and body part enameled in their assembled state. Any subsequent turning of the hinges would then be liable to crack the enamel which adhered to the spaces between the hinges and the body part of the hood.

Other advantages will be apparent from the ensuing description, such as provid.'

ing rigidity to the hood at the hinge-joint, flexibility of the' position of the hinge-pin or rod, and a waterproof joint. y

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is an end View of an automobile hood; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a hood with one s ide opened, the open side lying in the positlon indicated by dotted in Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a sectional transverse view of the top hinge; Fig. 4 is'a sectional transverse View of one of the side hinges; Figs. 5 and 6 are an end and front View respectively of av modifiedform of the hinge; 7, 8 and 9 are details showing the severalparts of the top hinge illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3;

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 7, 1915. 20, 1912. Serial No. 732,418.

and Figs. 10, 11 and 12 are details showing possible modifications.

Referring now to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, l010" indicate the top portion of the automobile hood and 11-11 the vertical portions thereof. The top portion of the hood is united-in the center by a hinge wherein reside the present improvementsl As the two partsof the hinge are substantially identical I will, for convenience, describe one portion only in detail: A strip of metal 13 is bent longitudinally at 14: so

hinge members are placed in longitudinal" alinement so that the hinge-pin 12 may be passed through all of them.' The strips from which the tubular members are "formed are of such width, and the members are so I positioned on the flange 18, that each mayenter a space between two members on the opposite part of the hinge. That is, they are arranged alternately from opposite sides so that the insertion of the the two portions 10 of the body of the hood in a hinge-joint. This arrangement will be well understood by reference to Fig. 2. Each piece 10 of the hood is prepared to receive the hinge .by its edge 25'being folded pin 12 connects over into a. position parallel with the adjacent part of thepiece, leaving a space 26 between. The hinge is then attached to the piecelO by being slipped into place longitudinally, the folded-over'portion'25 being adapted to'slip into the space 16 while the folded-over portion 15 of the hinge slips into the space 26. When thus united the hinge is attached to the iece 10 by an inter- I lock which secures it;

leaving the outside of the hood smooth.

While friction alone is practically suflicient to insure the hinge retaining its longitudinal position with reference to the parts 10, they may befurther secured by conical depressions 27 made with a center punch which, as indicated in Fig. 3, forces portions of one member into depressions in the adjacent member. It is not essential that the tubular members 19 be formed of pieces separate from the strip 13, as they may be integral therewith as clearly shown in Fig.

10. Neither is it essential that the fiange 18 be used, although this flange in itself has certain advantages. Fig. 11 shows the tubular member 19 integral with the strip 13 and the flange 18 omitted. Furthermore, it is not essential for one end of the tubular member to be inserted in the space 16, Fig. 12 showing a constructionkwherein this is dispensed with. It will belobserved. howrigidity to the structure.

ever, that in'the construction shown in Fig.

12 the neck whichconnects the tubular member 19 to the strip 13 passes across the space 16, leaving'only suflicient space to receive the .bend of the hood 10. In Figs. 3. 10 and 11 the arrangement is similar. except that room is left to receive both the hood and the end 20. This helps to give firmness and The side pieces 11 are united to the top pieces 10 by a somewhat modified form of hinge, but in which some of the main features of the hinge already described are embodied. The construction of the hinge by which the side pieces are attached is well illustrated in the Fig. 4 where as will be seen, the folded-over portion 30 corresponds -witli the folded-over portion 15 leaving a space similar to space16. In like manner the pieces 10 and 11 have folded-over portions 32 corresponding to the portions 25 already described. In the construction shown in Fig. 4, however, it is not necessary to slip the hinge part into place longitudinally as the tublular members do not prevent them entering laterally. After being placed they may be secured as already described,

with a center punch. Figs. 5 and 6 illustrate the same form of hinge with the parts secured in another manner.- struction a notch is cut in the strip 31 and the edge of the folded-overpart 32 is cut loose so it may be bent outward and over the part 31 of the hinge as at 33 Figs. 5 and 6. A similar operation being performed at each end of each part of the hinge will prevent either lateral or longitudinal displaceished or plated, and assembled afterward without injury to the finish. This feature In this conofi'ers considerable advanta e in the way of avoiding some of the di culties in such work, and if it is desired to make the finish of the hinge dissimilar to that of the hood, this may be done without the ditficulties such a proceeding would ordinarily involve.

part of an intermediate member which is quickly attached to or detached from the body portion of the hood. Thatis,'this intermediate member carrying the tubular portions of the hinge, can be quickly hooked in under the corresponding portion of the hood somewhat as two opposite portions of a buckle would be clasped together. Then with the hinge-pin in place, the intermediate member is retained in its location either by friction against the body portion of the hood or by the center punch depressions 27 heretofore referred to. It will also be observed that with this construction, the hingepin may be elevated above the hinge as shown at the top hinge in Fig. 1, and elevated to any desired height, or it may be reversed and located within the interior as shown on the side hinges in Fig. 1. This gives flexibility of location of the hin e-pin. The side hinge also affords a very e ective water-proof hinge, the outer wall of the hood presenting a smooth surface appearance and making it very diiiicult for any water to penetrate into the interior of the hood.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention and certain modifications thereof, I am. aware and wish it understood that other modifications may be made without departing from the substance of or exceeding the scope of the appended claims, and of course, these,

improvements are applicable to various uses as to "hinge constructions in general.

What I claim is as follows:

1. A hinge construction for connecting two opposite body portions, comprising a body portion-having a hook-shaped formation, a separate member having a corresponding hook-shaped formation to clasp into the hook of the body portion, said member having a portion bent into tubular form to receive a hinge pin, the portion so formed being of such length as to complete the tube and leave a surplus to be tucked into the hook on said separate member.

'2. A hinge construction comprising two opposite body portions, each having a hook- I shaped formation at the adjacent edges, a

separate member for each body portion, each of which has a corresponding hook-shaped where they will be adjacent to each other when the body portions are in normal position; and a hinge-pin to engage-these opposite sections and thus connect said two opposite body portions with a hinge-joint.

3. In a hinge for metal parts, a strip of metal having a longitudinal bendlwhich folds one'edge of the strip into a position opposite to and parallel" with the strip and I I separated therefrom by a narrow space, said the hinge-pin.

' erence to the aforesaid space that the neck' strip being bent to forma 'flange substantially perpendicular to the aforesaid parallel parts; and tubularhinge members extending from said flange in longitudinal alinement with each other and adapted to receive 4,. In a'hinge for m'etal parts, a strip of metal having a longitudinal bend which folds a portion of the strip into a position opposite to and parallel with the strip and separated therefrom by a narrow space, said strip being bent to form a flange substantially perpendicular to the aforesaid parallel parts; and tubular hinge members formed 'of strips long enough to encircle a hinge pin and leave projecting ends, one of said ends on each strip being secured. to 'the flange,

with the other end inserted in the aforesai space, the hinge members, being thereb mounted in longitudinal alinement and adapted to receive the hinge-pin.

5'. In a hinge for metal parts, a strip of metal having a longitudinal bend which folds a portion. of the strip into a position,

opposite to and parallel-with the strip and separated therefrom by a narrow space and tubular hinge members extending from said strip in longitudinal alinement with each other and ada tedto receive the hinge pin, said members ein so placed with refby which they are attached to the strip passes across the entrance to the space. v 6. A. construction for forming and attaching hinges to metal parts comprising; apair of metal strips each havinga longitudi- L 1 other.

nal bend which folds a portion of the strip into a position opposite to and parallel with thestrip and separated therefrom by a narrow space, said strip being bent to form a flange substantially perpendicular to the aforesaid parallel parts; tubular hinge members formed of strips long enough to encircle a hinge-pin and leave projecting ends, one of said ends on each strip being se cured to the flange, with the other end inserted in the aforesaid space, the tubular members being in such position with reference to the flange that the part thereof which attaches to the flange passes across the entralfce to the aforesaid space, the members secured to each stripbeing of such width and so positioned that they may enter spaces between and assume longitudinal alinement with the hinge members on the other strip, and a hinge-pin, which, passing through the several members, unites the two strips; and folds formed on the articles to be united by the hinge similar to and with which the folds on the hinge may interlock,

7. A construction for forming and attaching hinges to metal parts, comprising: a pair of metal strips each having a longitudinal bend which folds a portion of the stri 7 into a position opposite to and parallel wit the strip and separated, therefrom by a narrow space, each strip having tubular hinge members extending from said strip in longitudinal alinement, said tubular members consisting'of laterally extending circumflected' projections whose ends are tucked into said narrow space, the,tubular members on each s'trip being of such length and so positioned that they may enter spaces between and assume longitudinal alinement with the tubular members on the other strip; and a hinge-pin which, passing throughthe several members unites the two strips.

In testimony whereof-I'aflix my signature in the presence-of two subscribing witnesses. 1 GUY A.v LYON; 1

Witnesses: I Gno. P.

J. VERNON 'Knm.

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